[Asterisk-Users] How to restrict simultaneous phone registrations

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disable three-way calling, restric channels to one per call.

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Bill Gibbs" <bgibbs at edurotech.com> 

> I say just bill the user at extension 333 it's his responsibility to 
> keep the login info private. If he disputes it, refund the first time 
> then change the password to something really complicated then start 
> billing him if it keeps happening after that! 
> 
> Bill 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Bryan 
> Mahin 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:50 PM 
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com 
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] How to restrict simultaneous phone 
> registrations 
> 
> :) I should rephrase my question. And included a bit more information on 
> what I am trying to accomplish. 
> 
> Solution 1 (preferred) 
> 
> I am working on an asterisk installation where most end users will use 
> softphones. If I am not able to lock down calling to one phone at a 
> time, the end users will share their login information with friends, 
> family, neighbors, and the some girl they meet on myspace. 
> 
> Currently, I am able to register two phones at separate locations with 
> the same account on each phone and make concurrent calls. 
> 
> For example, If I login extension 333 at location A, and 333 at location 
> B, simultaneous calls can be placed from both phones at the exact same 
> time. I only want calls placed from extension 333 to work from either A 
> or B not A and B concurrently. 
> 
> Here is my ideal solution. Location A wants to make a call, but location 
> B has a call in progress. Location B has to either close their phone, or 
> hang up before Location A can make the call. 
> 
> 
> OR.. Solution 2. :) 
> A way I can distinguish in my CDR the IP address or some other 
> recognizable difference between the two locations when they make 
> concurrent calls using the same extension. The complication here is; I 
> can currently the log IP addresses, but as the end phones are on the 
> internet, Nat'd, and I am using a siparator for traversal. As a result, 
> my logs show the IP address of the siparator and I don't have any other 
> data to distinguish the end phones. 
> 
> OR.. Solution 2.5 
> One thought I've had is to send logs from the siparator to a syslog 
> server, parse them, hunt for simultaneous calls placed by the same 
> accounts from different locations, and bill the end users accordingly. 
> But I really dislike this idea as no one likes to be hit with 
> surcharges. 
> 
> Any help or insight is greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Thanks again, 
> Bryan Mahin 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Eric 
> "ManxPower" Wieling 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:50 PM 
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion 
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] How to restrict simultaneous phone 
> registrations 
> 
> Bryan Mahin wrote: 
> > Hello all, 
> > 
> > I am looking for a way to restrict users from logging in two separate 
> > phones with the same authorization name/password at the same time. 
> > Meaning, I only want users to be able to place a call from one phone 
> in 
> > one location, but have the ability to move from computer to computer. 
> > Has anyone found any sort of solution for this type scenario? 
> 
> This is a non-issue, because a second registration to the same account 
> will override and previous registrations for that account. 
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